TÌNH TRẠNG SUY DINH DƯỠNG VÀ THÓI QUEN ĂN UỐNG CỦA NGƯỜI CAO TUỔI TẠI MỘT SỐ PHƯỜNG THÀNH PHỐ NAM ĐỊNH NĂM 2022

Abstract

A cross-sectional study on 249 senior individuals residing in 2 wards My Xa and Loc Hoa, Nam Dinh City was carried out in 2022 with the goal of assessing the study participants' eating habits and malnutrition using MNA tools and pre-designed questionnaires. Findings: The proportion of elderly people at risk of malnutrition and malnutrition was 30.9% and 10.4%, respectively. In terms of eating habits, the subjects with the habit of boiling and stir-frying were mainly 94% and 93.2%, the lowest was the baking method when processing with 16.1%. Most of the subjects used vegetable oil for processing 57.4%, and only 5.2% used fat for cooking. Only 35.3% of old individuals consume milk and dairy products daily, while 83.9% of the elderly eat three major meals a day. 95.2% of subjects consumed fruit everyday. 58.6% of the subjects drank tea or used fresh leaves to prepare tea. To preserve health, it is essential to teach elderly how to eat in a more age-appropriate way.